THE KEC ORDER -' 1895-1920
Toronto Bible Collesie
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The Twenty-Sixth Session
Another year's woi-k has been iiicctiii^- this year was held one hour
eompleted in the Toronto Bibh> ("ol- earlier than usual, in order to <rive
Ie«re. The elosin,u' exrrcisfs ot" the more time for discussion and eon-
CLASS
MOTTO
"For
Me
to
Live
is
Christ."
CLASS
HYMN
twenty-sixth session were Indd on
the last two days of April. On
Thursday eveninjr, the 29th. the an-
nual iratherin<r of the Alumni and Stu-
dents" Associations took place. On
Friday afternoon, the Board of
Governors and Advisory Council
lield their annual meetinjr. The
ference, and convtMU'd in the new
rest-room that was added last year.
The reports of the Principal and Sec-
retary will be found in another
column. At six o'clock the members
adjourned to the library for supper
as the {Tuests of Mr. Shenstone, our
1 reasurer. (Cimtimieil on page .').)
TIIK Iv'KCOlx'DKH
PrincipaFs Report
Kev.
.lolui McXicdl,
I'rincipjil
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The hh'ssiiig of
jiast yeai-s lias
been continued
and iiioi-c has heeii added. There has
been a <rreater proportionate ad-
vance in the develoi)inent of the
work of the C'ollejre than in any
previous year.
I. ENROLMENT
In the Day Classes 124 stii-
I^AY^ dents were enrolled, an in-
CLASS c-ease of fifty-ei«iht ovei'
last year, and of thirty-four over the
hijrhest eni-ohnent reached before the
war. (^f this number fifty-nine are
men, and seventy-five are women, an
increase over last year of forty-two
men and twenty-six women. Their
(b'nomiiuitional classification is as
follows: Baptists 50, Presbyterians
L'l, Mennonites 11, Methodists 8,
Anjrlicans 7, Diseiph^s of Christ -i,
Hvan^ndical Association :}. Lutherans
2, Pentecostal 2, ( '(iii^i-('<iational 1,
Christian & Missionary Alliance 1,
Salvation Army 1, rndciiominational
14. It is interestinjr to know that of
these day class students, 72 (25 men
and 47 women) come from ])oints
outsiih' Toronto, eleven of them be-
in<r from the Cnited States. It is of
interest also to notice that five of
the men enrolled are takin<ir the Bible
Collcfre course as a vocational train-
injr under the Government I)ei)art-
ment of tin- Soldiei's' ('ivil IJe-cstal)-
lishment.
In the Evening Class,
i;\'i:MN(; i<),") stndents were en-
< 'li \SS III I ■ e
rolled, exclusive 01 a
nnnilier of visitors who attended
fi'om time to time. Of these 140 were
women, and 55 were men. Their de-
noiiiiiiat ioiial classification is as fol-
lows: Aii,uru-an 17, Baptist 72,
Methodist 20, Presbyterian 40,
Christian (^ ^lissionary Alliance 6,
Christian AVorkers 4, Mennonites 3,
Pentecostal 2. Congregational 1,
Lutheran 1, Disciples of Christ 1,
Salvation Army, rndenominational
and unclassified 22.
In the combined total of 829 stu-
dents eni'olled in the classes of the
College this year, 1-S denominations
are repi'esented.
II. INSTRUCTION
The work done by the members of
tile teaching staff may be summarized
in hours per week as follows:
The Prixcfpal: Old Testament. 4
hours.
Bible Introduction. 1 hour.
Homiletics, 1 hour a week for
half the session.
Old. Testament Outlines, 1 hour.
Miracles of Christ, 1 hour.
Rev. \V. G. Hanna : Church History,
2 hours.
Life & Teaching of Paul, 2 hours.
Christian Ethics, 1 hour.
New Testament, Greek, 2 hours.
Rev. I)h. Weston: : Christian Doc-
trines, 2 hours in day classes,
and one hour in the evening
classes.
Rev. T. li. TTvim: : Gospel of John, 1
hour in the Day Classes,
and Devotional Subjects
( ri'ayer. AVill of God, etc.)
1 iioni- ill Evening Cla.sses.
I\E\'. A.NDKKw l.MKiE: Pcrsoual and
Practical Work, 2 hours for
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the first luilf. ;iinl 1 hour
foi- the last half of llii' sos-
sion.
Iviv. S. .M. KanaGV: Voi-al .Miisit- aiul
(iospt'l siiiijintr. 1 lioiir.
.Miss K. McX Aitiirr : Mhiciil ion and
I\xpr('ssic)n. 1 hour.
This makes a total of 24 houi's of
instrurtion irivcii each week.
111. PRACTICAL WORK
Till' trainin>:' of tho students in
Hussions anil cvanjitdisni was car-
rit'd on in tiio sanu' way as bcfori'.
by instruction in the tdass-rooni and
by tlu' voluntary work of the stu-
dents throujih tlu'ir or^'^anizations.
The Evan<relistie Society con-
ducted 32 Sunday evenintr Gospel
nieetintrs in 17 different places. 14
week ni«rht Gospel meetinjrs, and 25
noon hour factory inet^tinjrs. The
students this year also undertook the
responsibility for the entire work of
a mission in the northern part of the
city for five months of the session.
In connection with it they conducted
44 Sunday services and 18 week
nijrlit m«'etin^''s. In addition to all
this. !.")() Sunday ajijiointments in the
city and elsewhere Avere taken by 16
of the yountr nu'ii dnrintr the session.
This makes a total of 232 Sunday ser-
vices conducted and addressed by
Bible Golleo:e students. This sum-
mary does not include cottage meet-
in<rs. Sunday School classes, and the
unnoticed but fruitful ministry of
house to house visitation, hospital
visitation, and tract distribution.
The ^lissionary Society orjranized
and carried on mission study classes,
one of them beino: amontr the even-
inw students, in which six books
were studied. The afternoon meet-
ings for missionary education, and
the early mornin<r meetings for inter-
cession were held each week as usual.
Seventy-five letters were written to
former students now on the foreign
field. Twenty extension meetings in
the cause of missions were held in
Young People's Societies and other
places outside the College. Three of
the graduating class are alreaily
under appointment to the field.
A total of $1,122.00 for missionary
purposes was conlributed through
the Students' Missionary Society.
Of this amount nearly $()()0 was
given through the boxi-s in the Col-
lege vestibule, for the work of three
formei- students under tliiec interde-
nominational missions in three dif-
ferent i)arts of the workl. and .t2i)0
was contributed as the spontaneoiis
tiift of the students to the Armenian
Helief Fund.
IV. GRADUATING CLASS
Twenty-three students are entitled
to receive the diploma of the College
for two years' work in the Day
Classes. Two who have previously
received evening class certificates,
and three who have had a year's
Avork in another institution, have at-
tended throughout the session and
passed satisfactory examinations.
This makes a graduating class of
twenty-eight students, the largest,
Avith one exception, in the history of
the College. It is an interesting fact
that only eight of these have their
honu's in Toronto. Three graduates
of former years have taken a third
year of further study. Eight stu-
dents in the Evening Classes have
completed three yeai's of woi-k and
receive certificates.
Students Who Have Completed the
Work of Two Years in the Day
Classes and Receive the
College Diploma
Gertrude Hendell. Toronto. Out.
Elizabeth Rerkhout. Toronto, Out.
liu'z Botterell. Ottawa, Out.
Anna Marguerite Booth. Toronto.
Alice Margaret Broughton. l)ori<»n.
Michael Billester. Hamilton. Ont.
Christiiui Cameron. Hamilton. Ont.,
Blanche Sjx'dding Creiger. Welland.
.^^ariorie I). Crothers, Willoughby. 0.
THE RECORDER
Herbert Alplioiisn Foster, Detroit.
Il;iri-y Kemp Friinks, Wellaiul, Out.
Lura (Jordiiieei-. Xia<rara Prills. Out.
Edith Holder. Woodville, Out.
Katliariiie K. Ki-eiek, Deiizil, Sask.
Kdiia Florenee Loiiey, Toronto, Out.
Nelson H. Martin, Oonesto^o, Ont.
Xaonii .Martin, ("onesto<i(), Ont.
Kditli May Poole, Hamilton, Ont.
Samuel Frank Pa^e, ^Montreal, Que.
Kejrinalil Powell, Toronto, Ont.
Kenneth Harold Prior, Pieton, Ont.
Isahelle Knnisey, Toronto, Ont.
Herbert (;eor«i'e SpiMiee, Toronto.
Zelma Louise Turner, Toronto, Ont.
Queenie Walker, Lvons Head, Ont.
Edith May Watt. Xew York, X.Y.
Annie Marshall Wijihton. Xew York.
William Oeor^c Windsor. Toronto,
Students Who Have Taken a Third
Year of Further Study
I^ertha Amelia Groh, Preston, Ont.
John ('rai<i' Proetor, Toronto, Ont.
Martha Jane Short, Toronto, Ont.
TTie Following Students Have Taken
Three Years' Work in the Even-
ing Classes and Receive
Certificates
Frank \V. Ilaskins. Gladys Pim.
Evelyn I. Johnston.
('. Luella MeCalpin.Oeeana Shunk.
(Jraee L. Pcai'ee. Xornum Trewin.
V. REVIEW OF PRINCIPLES
In view of the fact that the Col-
li'<re has reached a point at which it
must prepare foi- lar^ci- dexclop-
ment of its work, it may lie well to
e«>nsider the principles that haxc
truided the intei-iial administration of
this woi"k in the |)ast. in order to see
whethi-r these pi'inciples are ap-
proved by till' ('oiiMcil. or shoidd i»e
modified to meet the coiKlJiions of
the future. Pfubably tlic best way
to make these pi-inciples clear is to
examine the ci'itieisms that have
been direettni a^rainst the liible Col-
le^T from time to time. They may
all be summai'i/.ed under three «zen-
eral criticisms :
(1) "The Bible College course is
weak.'" This is the most common
criticism made upon all Bible Insti-
tutes, and the Bible Colle<>'e natu-
rally shares in it. Some of this criti-
<'isin may be traced to a certain atti-
tude of miiul reji'arding- the I5ible ;
some of it arises from ignorance of
the extent and nature of the course;
but some of it is honest and neces-
sary, and should be heeded.
• The I)iblc College course should
not be judged by the staiulards used
in training scdiolars and s]iecialists.
This is not the pui'pose. It is intend-
I'd to train men and women in the
knowledge and practical use of the
English Bible, and to fit them for
doing their part of the work of God
in the world. Yet the course should
stand the test of scholarship. Our
course of instruction now comprises
all the subjects that are found in the
curriculum of the average thelelogi-
cal seminary but the approach is de-
votional, not critical. These sub-
jects are taught by men who have
college and seminary training. The
central feature of the course is the
study of the Bible, book by book,
fi'om beginning to end in a reverent,
systematic way. Thus the student is
ex])ose(l day after day through all
his course to the dii-ect influence of
the IJible itself as it is unfolded.
Ai'ound this all the other work is
gathered. The n^sults show that this
kind of course has in it power enough
to send the students out into the
world and do the will of (Jod in their
(lay and generation.
IJiit while the course cannot fairly
be described as weak, it is true that
it is inadetpiate. It needs to be sup-
plemented with a certain amount of
academic training, on the one hand.
to meet the needs of students with
inadiMpmte English education, and
on the other to meet the needs of
students looking foi'ward to the
ministrv.
Till-; K'i:((HM)i:ii*
(TI^ •"Tlio Bible ('()ll('<r(' is too ii<r-
L:i-t'.ssi\t'. It has forced itself into a
tieltl wllieli l)elon^s to tlie eliurehes.
It has no eeelesiastieal eonneeti»»ii. it
is subject to no (hMiomiiiatioiial con-
trol, and it is drawini:' a^va>" youii^'
people from their own eluil'elies. " '
This kind of criticism manifests
itself in a variety of wa\s. The in-
terdenominational ehaiMcter of this
institution does not mean thai it oj)-
poses denominational AvorU, hut
rather that it seeks to minister to all
denonuuations in common. Thos(>
who know it, do not need to be told
that it sends its students out loyal to
their own particular churches. But
the Bible ('oileji'e occupies a field for
which the churches are making' no
provision. At the recent meetin*»' of
the Educational Association in To-
ronto, it was stated that about 95' i
of the children in Ontario do not "o
beyond the juiblic school. This
means that at most only o'/( of the
youu": people of the churches have
the preparatory traininp; that is ue-
cessary to fit them for the ministry
or for specialized foiMus of Christian
.service in the churches. Surely the
Bible ('ollep:e caunot be called too
a»r(rressive if it opens its doors to
the 95'i and gives them an oppor-
tunity to make their lives mor(> us(>-
ful and effective for Christ and the
church in the world.
In view of the fact, howevei-. that
this feelinor exists on the part of
many persons in the organized
churches, we have for the most i)art
followed the i)lan of lettin<i: tlie work
tell for itself, believiuji' that this is
the best way to vindicate it and to
prove its value. There has been no
afjgrressive ad\ei-tisin<r. The stu-
dents themselves are its best ami
most enthusiastic advertisers, and
])robably the majority of those Avho
come to the Colle<re from year to
year are directed towards it by the
testimonv of former students.
(ill) "The Bible Colb'jre is not
ajr^iressive enou<rll. It needs a I'esi-
(lence to j^ive its studeuts propel"
1rainin;i-. It does not '/ivr its
students enon<rh practical work.
It should hold extension classes
1 lii-onv;'h<»nI the rjty. Il should es-
tablish a eoi'respondence course."
This is the view of some fi'iends of
the l»ible ('ollej^c who know the
value of its work and teachiu}:-, and
desire to see its influence expanded.
This class of criticism, and the
su<><restions that s])rin<r from it are
all based on the idea that the P»ible
Collejic should undertake the same
kimls of work that have been so suc-
cessfully carried on by other institu-
tions. This raises the jirior (|uestion
whiidi should first be decided as to
what the futui'e jiolicy of the Colle«re
shall be. Shall it follow out by its
own natural <>'rowth those liiu's of
developmt'iit alon^' which it has been
led in the past? Shall it continue in
its endeavor to build up a stronjr
teacliin<r centre and let its intiuence
extend from there, or shall it en-
deavor to spread out in other lines
of expansion.' The ]>olicy hitherto
followed has centred the strenirth of
the Collejre on the instruction <riven
in the class-room. It is believed that
the ])ersonal touch of the instructor
u]ion the student is needed for the
most effective teaehinp: and trainino;,
and that this can oidy be secured
within certain limitations. AVhatever
lines of exjiansion the Collejre may
enter upon in the future should not
be allowed to weaken the personal
teaching center.
The Twenty-Sixth Session
( ('iinlinui'il rnim |),ii;c 1 . i
The services of jrraduation were
held in the Assemblv Hall, ])resided
over by Rev. R. P. Mackay. D.D.
Addresses were jriven by thrt'c nuMU-
bers of the »rraduatin<r class: Miss
Katharine Kreiek, "That I ]May
Know Ilim"; Miss Inez Botterell,
(t'oiitinuetl on pjige 9)
TlIK KKCOKDKK
The Secretary's Report
l;.-v. T. I?rii.ll...\ II yd..
SeiTt'tiirv
TIlC ("()ll('<it' IlilS
COlUplctlMl JlllOtlliT
ycjif of succi'ssfiil
i\ 11 (1 Silt isl'act (»ry
sci'vici'. Tlic iii-
t-rciisi'd aiM'oiniiio-
(latioii proxidcd
by tlic two new
class - rooms has
adilctl greatly to
tlic comfort and
cfticieiiGy of our
\v(n-|<, and will make ]K)ssil)Ic still
further (lc\('!o|)mcnt in view of a
readjustment of the faculty for next
session.
The lioard is pleased to report
that the total amount reipiired for
the extension to the huildinu',
amountiiifj: to $7, .")()(), was contribut-
e(| outside our rejrular income, "with
the exception of $1,000. Avhicli was
used from the Robert Kil<i'our be-
(piest, and, as the Treasurer's repoi-t
will show, we close the yeai" with
practically all l)ills paid. It will be
Jiecessary. howt'ver, in v'ww of pro-
posed increased lial)ilities, to in-
ci'case our rev(Miue for next year, and
that will be one of the items for
special considiM'ation.
At the openinjr of the session a
special service was observed to com-
memorate the 25th anniversary of
the foun(lin<r of the ("olle<:-e. \'alu-
able and inspiriii",' addresses were de-
livered by Rev. Principal O'Meara of
Wycdiffe CoHen-e, and liev. Joliii
MacXcill. D.I)., j.astor of the Wal-
nn-r Road Baptist ('liui'ch, to which
the ffuinder and the first Princi|)al
both belonjred, and under whose roof
the fii-st sessions of the College were
conducted. Till' substance of these
addresses was reporterl iji the Re-
corder, and seut liroadcast to our
friends.
The ('olle^'c was re|)reseiited by
two students and the Secretary of
tlie Alumni Association at the <:reat
International Student Volunteer
( 'onvention. held at Des Moines,
Iowa, last •laniiary. wliicdi is report-
ed to lia\e been the "largest and
most cosmopolitan audience of stu-
dents e\-er br(MiL;lit together into a
single auditorium."" Men and wo-
men of forty nations were included
in the registration of nearly seven
thousand delegates (representing
0!)() universities and colleges of
Xottli America). Nearly 500 foreign
boi-n students were present, in addi-
tion to scores of returned mission-
aries, Church Board secretaries,
speakers, leaders, and friends. The
Canadian Colleges sent over -iOO dele-
gates. The im])ressions made on our
delegates and the inspiration of their
r(>ports fully justified the expense in-
\ olved, which, by the way, was con-
tributed in part by the students, and
sup|)lenuMited by outside friends, so
that it was no tax on our curr<'nt
rex'enui'.
In order that the detail work of
the office might be more ef^ciently
carried out. and tlie Secretary reliev-
ed for increased work in the class-
room, the services of Mr. Herbert
L. Troyer, a graduate of the College,
and Secretary of the Alumni Associa-
tion, were secured this sjiring. and he
has already entered on his work
which promises impoi'tant dev(dop-
meiits in connection with the organi-
zation of former students as centres
of interest and pro|)aganda, the de
velopmeiit of the |)resent student
body, and the introduction of a jnoi-e
complete filing system of records and
correspondence. As an expression
of interest, till- student body, past
and present, has contributed abo-ut
.$750. 00 to be used for needed equip-
ment in the office, and already w^e
lia\e installed two n<'w desks, filing
cabinet, typewriter, duplicating ma-
chine, as well as decorating the office
itself.
THE RECORDER
Plans iii-t' iiiidt'i- iMiiisidciiiiioii fur tion in your College, is hciiiir df-
iiioi'c t'Xtt'iidcd \\(»i'l\ l)y way of con- iiiandcd in t'()i'('i<iii lands. 'I'hc non-
t'crcni'i' and propa-zanda by the iiinii ( 'lirisl ia ns hflicxc in llic inspii'alion
Iters of tlu' stall' than has liccii pos- of the Script ni-cs, and rcsjx'ct and
sil)h' liithcrto. A liciiinnin^- in this i-cvcrc those who have a tintronjrh
tlii'cction was made hist week in k now Icdijc of t hem. and wlio. instead
Hraiitford liy tlic Assistant Sccrc- of cxphiinint:' a w ay 1 he t rut lis of t In'
tai\v. who. through the kindness of Scripture hy suldle philosophy, in-
Mr. A. (i. Olix'c. arranji'ed a parlor terpret them hy followiiej up the
e()id"ereiu-e of interested friends, that whole Scripture tea(dMne- on jmy
was addressed hy the Prineipal, Dr. phase of truth.
Weston, and himself. On the follow- ...,.|,i^ ,,,,,,^ „„, „„l^. ,.,.,.|, ,,,,, ,■„,_
u.o- Sunday th.'y had the privdeue ..1 ,,,^^.,.,.^ ,,,. , .|,,i„ j., „•,, ,: j,, H,e strai-ht
oeeupyin- pulpits ot three ol the city ^^..,^._ ,„„ i„.,.„„„., .; mighty instrii-
cliuielies. ment in theii- hands to hriiiL;- manv
Ihat the method ot instruction ^,,„|^ |„,,, ,,,,. |,,,,,wledee of salva-
earned on hy the Colleue ,s cah-u- ,,,„, ,|,rouLdi -lesus Christ,
latetl to meet the |)resent da\' needs,
had striUino' confirmation fr(nn a tes- "■'" '"X ^^'""'^ '■•>'■ ''"' 1"^^ twenty
tiiuonv recently received from Rev. .vears as Travelling Kvan-elist of the
B. C. Sircar, M.A., a lii-h caste V.M.C.A., 1 have. invarial)ly fouml
Brahmin Hindu, travelling evano-e- "'<'l "'"'•■'" ar^-uments faded to con-
list for the Y.:\r.(".A. in India. :\Ir. v>"^''' '' >"•'»- " ''>'•'''" i-<'a<lnit:' on a
Sircar had his onlv hihlical trainin- particular topic, as we used to have
ill the Bible ('olle«re, from which he "^ y^'ii'" <"<>11«T<'. would at ..nee ar-
•rraduated in 1904. His statement is •"V^^ the attention of a Hindu, and set
as follows: '''"' tliinkiiii:-. and ultimately in
"I wish' to write to vou to-dav 'ii<>">' »'''^*'^- '"■'"'- '''"' '"^'» ^'i'' .i">'
about the i>lace of the Toronto P.ible o^' salvation.
("olle're ill }irepariii.u- workers for the "In understanding- the non-("hris-
forei<i'n mission field, particularly in tiaii r<'li<^ions also, which is most im-
India. India, more than any other |»ortant in missionaiy woi-k. a
country in the world, is the land of ihorou^ii knowlediiv of the Scrip-
relitjions: Hinduism, llnddhism. Zoi-o- lures is essential. The eminent and
astrianism. .Mohammedanism, Hrah- successful missionaries are cftmiuo-
minism. and ("liristianity are work- more and more to realize it than ever
iii<r side by side, each for its before.
supremacy. If Christianity is be- "1 sincerely wish the people of
in<r ehallen<z'ed and ti-ii'd anywhere. America and Canada would reali/.e
it is in India. All kinds of philoso- the benefits of tln^ inslriictlon in the
phies, doctrines, and creeds are ])lay- Bible Cojlejic as we people in India
in<r their part in mouldinjr the des- do in these days of doui)t, unlxdief
tiny of the people of that country, and strantr*' doctrines. The peoi)le
Kven the Christians will be in dan- in the East have lost faith in or-
«rer of fallinu- into the snares of some uanized Christianity of the West,
of these if they are not well <zrinind- imt there has been no time when they
ed in the Word of (lod, and 1 can- ha\(' shown so miudi interest in l^ible
not be too «:rateful for haviiifr spent study as nf)w. to make a fresli in-
two years in your College some \-esti^ation of the life and teachin<r
twenty years ajio. The interpreta- of .Icsus Christ. All other powers
tion of the Scripture by Scripture, may fail, but the i>ower of the Word
which is the genius of the instruc- of CJod is bound to jirevail.
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"The greatest need in the foreign
fields to-day is an increasing num-
ber of Bible students, and to furnish
such the Toronto Bible College is, to
my mind. one of the most powerful
factors for the extension of the
Kingdom of God throughout the
world.
\Vr iifc tliiiiiUt'uI to rcjiort tliat we
caiiic tliroujrh the session without
any st'i-ioiis disturhaiu'c throuji'li ill-
iit'ss wliit'li was so prevalent in tlie
eity hist winter. We are now pre-
paiMii^' to make provision for medi-
cal supervision for the Student
liody tlirou^-'li the services of Dr. O.
( '. .1. Withr-ow. wlio has resumed his
work as sjx'eial h'eturer on ]\Iedieal
Emei'<reneies and Tropical Diseases,
with instiMietion on |)ersonal hy'i'eine.
An effort was made to h;i\c a mid-
winter meetin<>' f)f the ('ouneil at the
o|)enin«r of oni' second tei-m, l)ut.
o\vin<r to tlic illness ot' sexcral mem-
lici's. it coidd not he a I'l'a MLicd.
\Vr lia\i' to record the loss of one
of our oldest friends in the recent
death of Mr. Elias Ho<i-ers, who was
one of the (diai'tef memhei's of the
Hoard of (iovernors, and a re^'ular
eontrihiitor to our work from the be-
^rinnine-. An exinvssion of sympathy
was sent the nuMuhei's of his family
on iK'half of the lioai'd.
\Vr are pleased to announce the
appointiiH'nt of Mr. Edwin (}. l>aker
to the Hoard of (lovernors. The
lioai'd is a s(df-i)erpetuatin<:' hody,
Init mendiers liave to he elected ac-
cordin<r to our ai'titdes of re-incoi--
poratiou. that is to sa_\-. they must he
in ajrreenieiit with the doctrinal hasis
of tile ('olle<re. A s|)ecial meefini;
must he called for the i)ni"i)Ose. with
an attendance of two-thirds of the
mendters. and election must he liy
nnanimons vote.
The (piestion of a students' resi-
dence is still liiviuL;' the Hoard con-
cei'H : they a I'e hopeful. howe\-er, of
a solution of the matter, throuji'h
findin;^' accommodation foi' snmll
iii'oups of students in sevei'<d homes
rathei- than havinji' all in one hnild-
ini:. This will i-ecei\-e fui'ther con-
sideration through the summer, in
preparation for next session.
In view of the lar<»'er responsibili-
ties undertaken foi' the comiu<i' year,
an effort is already uiulei- way to
increase the current i'e\-eiiue from
•tS.OOO to $12,()()() a year. A leaflet
setting- forth the history, work and
needs of the ('olle<i'e has been pre-
pared for the purj)ose, and the co-
operation of all friends of the Col-
lej>-e is earnestly desired in l)i"in<i'in<''
about the required i-esult. The
whole mattfM- of brin^'inu' the work
of the ("olleu'e to the attention of the
Christian pnhlic both as re<iards its
advanta<i'es and its needs is of vital
imiiortance just now. A larji'e num-
ber of oui' citizens know little of our
work, and others have an idea that
we a I'c an endoAved institution carry-
inu' on sonu'thin<i' of a "fad" in the
way of Hible teaching — both of these
impressions must be removed for the
sake of the work itself and for the
sake of the important need it is in-
tended to fill.
With an inci'easine' con\'ictiou of
the \-alue of the coui'se of instruc-
tion provided hy the ('olleizc. and
also of the lar-je Held it is destined
to occupy in the future, we |)i'ess on
with confidence and hope.
TO-DAY
(;i\-e us this day our daily hi'ead, we
pray.
.\nd give US likewise. Hord, our
dail.N' thought.
That (lui- poor souls nuix' sti'cngthen
as the> ought.
And star\e not on the husks of
vesterday.
TiiK i;K('itici>i':i{
Two New Appointments
Kr\. l"'r;iiik S.
\V .'s t () u. M. A.,
|).l)., ]Kist()r of
liiuniUHU'l I)<i|)tist
("liun-li. Tonmlo.
and for tlu' past
('i«rht years spci-ial
ItH'turcr at tlic
Colk'jro, has ai*-
c'cpted ail api^oiiit-
nuMit to the per-
inaiHMit statl", as
instructor in the Dopartniciit of Sys-
tciuatii- Th(H)hi«ry. After •iraduatiiig
from MeCiill and Hoston rniversi-
ties. Dr. Weston taught for a while
in the Gordon Bible ('olle<re ami
rapidly made a name for himself as
a teacdier at numerous Bible Con-
feronees.
CONGRATULATIONS
Rev. I>r. Weston, after a special
course in History and Sociolojry, and
a thesis on "The Early Days of
^lan," receives the degfree of ^I.A.
from MeMaster T'niversitv. Toronto.
The Twenty-Sixth Session
iContimieil fnun ii:mo "> )
"His Presence"; and Mr. William G.
Windsor, "The True Life Purpose."
Aft<'r diplomas and certificates were
jireseiited to the members of the
^raduatinjr class, a j^rayer of dedica-
tion was offered by Rev. Dr. E.
Hooper.
The chief speaker of the evenin<r
was His Honour Judjre Reynolds of
Brockville, one of the earliest friends
of the Gollejre. He said that "the
institution had appealed to him from
the first because it stood for the
maintenance of Christ's true posi-
tion." He ur«red the students to "pro
forth with the .simple mes.sajre of the
Gospel as the only remedy for the
sins of the world, not to aim at beinfr
popular with men, but to be well-
l)leasiii<r to their ^Master. "
.Mr. llrrlMTt L.
Ti-oycr. a ^MMdu-
alr " of l!»()(i. and
|H».st-^rraduate of
!:t07, after a spe-
■ial course at Mc-
Master I'niversity,
ten years as Edu-
cational Secretary
of the Canadian
( olleiriate Move-
ment, and one
year on the secretarial statT of the
National Council of the Vountr
Men's Christian Associations of
Canada, has accepted the appoint-
ment of Associate Secretary to the
Colle<i-e. ami will also act as director
of the Department of Missionary
Education.
WELCOME
Dr. Oswald C. J. Withrow, who
went overseas as Medical Otficer of
the 81st Battalion. C.E.F., will re-
turn to the College next September,
and will resume his work as In-
structor in the Department of ]Medi-
eal Studies. He has outlined four
courses that sliould prove of excejv
tional interest and value to the stu-
dents. He will also .serve the Col-
le<re as :\redical Officer of Health.
FAREWELL
lie\'. S. .M. Kana<ry. l>.Sc., who has
been a member of the staff since
li*lo, teachiiifT Vocal Music ami ({os-
]w\ Sin«rinfr, is leaving: Toronto
shortly to acce])t an aiipointmeiit in
the I'uited States. Xews of his pro-
j)osed departur*' did not reach the
students until the closiiifr day, but
they immediately made him the re-
cipient of a handsome «rold mounted
fountain pen as a sli<5ht token of
their api^reciation of his services.
1(»
THE HECOWDEK
GRADUATES mm GAZETTE
Published
Once ill a while
Editor
HERBERT L. TROVER
Price
Five minutes a page
ANNUAL MEETING OF STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
ASSOCIATIONS
The Elcvciitli Annual .Mrt'tin^' was
lu'lcl on Tlnirstlay. April -29, 1920.
Two hundred and twenty-fivo p;nosts
/ were |)r('stMit at the suiiiier. With
I'rincipal McXieol i)residin<>\ reports
eoverinji' the year's Avork were ]ire-
sented l>y the leaders of the various
student or<i:anizations.
The Secretary reported the or-
trani/.ation of an exeeutive cabinet
eonsistin.LT of the Presidents of the
student societies, and indicated
some inii>ortant results of their work.
FoJInwiiiL;- inaii\' matters discussed,
the two f()llowin«i' motions, whiidi
were unanimously approv(Hl. are of
special interest :
"Resolved, that the presidents of
<rraduatin<r classes (during their resi-
dence in Toronto), be ex-ofificio mem-
bers of the Strident Association Ex-
ecutive Committee."
"Resolved, that while any re.i>-is-
ti'i-ed stndiMit ina\- have ttic i)ri\ili'i:e
of purehasin<i- the College pennant
and wearing the College eoloi's, only
tli()se students who have successfully
written all the examinations cover-
ing a year's work in tin- e\-eiiini;-
ejasses, or the work of a full term in
the da\' classes, be entitled to wear
the ( 'ollege pin."
The members of the graduating
class were welc<»med into the fellow-
ship of the Alumni Association b\-
l)r. Krb. who also took occasion to
thank the jioard of (lovernors for
the honor (bnie the Association in
callini.' it< --ei-i-ef ai'v into an official
executive i)0sition on tlu' College
stalt' and faculty.
The following ofificers and coun-
cillors were elected for the vear end-
ing April :!(). 1921:
President — Dr. Isaac Erb. "11.
1st Vice-Pres. — Rev. Dixon Burns,
'16.
2nd \'ice-Pres.— Mrs. S. H. Blake,
"17.
Sec.-Treas. — ^Ir. Herbert L. Trover,
'06.
Councillors
Mr. R(>ginald Powell, '20.
iMiss Clara Pearen, '17.
Rev. Albert Hughes, '08.
Miss Mabel Taggart, Tl.
Er-ofHcio, as officers of the Stucb'iit
( "ouncil :
Mr. David :\I(d)onal(l, '21.
Miss Helen .McDougal, '21.
A branch of the Students' As.so-
ciation has been organized in Hamil-
ton, Ontai-io, with Rev. C. J. Loney
(li)()4), Ivor Pritchard (1913), Her-
bert S. Sanders (1913), and Miss
Helen 1. Mair (1898), as charter
mendx'i's.
The 2S members of the 1920
(ii'aduating Class have organized un-
der the following officers:
President — William G. Windsor.
Secretary — IMarguerite Booth.
Historian — Reginald Powell.
They i)lan to keep in touch with
ea(di other through the circulation of
a "(dass budget."
TIIK l.'KCoKhKlC
11
June
GRADUATES GAZETTE
920
lu'V. lliM-lxTt S. liflllictt 1 l!l(».')).
pastor of the Haptist ('liiirch in \'it-
toria. Ontario, «rra(liiat»'s with tlic
B.A. dt'jrrt't'. and AVilliain E. Atkin-
son (linO). coinplt'tt's tlic I'onrsc in
Enjrlisli 'rin>olojry at Mi-Master I'ni-
versity tliis month.
K.'v. .1. .latVray (liHO). R.I).
< Lonisvilh'. IDl.'n, has taken t'harjre
of the Presbyterian Churches at Klie-
(li\i'. Abhott. anil Forward. Sask.
Mrs. A. A. Si'ott. ne<' Marjraret
Fisher (IDO.S). is returnin<r to
America from lier work under the
Caiuidian Baptist ilissionary So-
ciety in Tuni. India.
Kev. D. J. Storms (19()J1), has ac-
cepted the pastorate of the C'outrre-
jrational Churches on the Zion Cir-
i-uit. and nuiy be addressed R.R.
Xo. 1. ^Marsliville, Ontario.
Kev. Dixon Burns (1916), pastor of
the St. John's Road Baptist C'hnrcli.
Toronto, was ordained to the <>ospel
ministry on ^lay 4th, by one of tlu'
most representative councils held re-
centlv bv the Toronto churches.
William E. Atkiuson (1910), has
been called to the pastorate of Chris-
tie Street Baptist Church, Toronto.
He and Mrs. Atkinson, lu^^ Jessie
Dufif. (1910) are attending McMas-
ter Fniversitv.
The 29th Annual International
Convention of the Baptist Yonn«i'
People's Union of America, will meet
in the Walmer Road Baptist Church
durin<r July lst-4th. At least 3.000
delegates from outside Toronto are
expected, to each and all ofc wlioni
the Toronto Bible College extends a
most hearty w(deonu', both to the
eitv and to the College. Miss ^linnie
Slade (1908), Rev. Albert Ilnghes
(1908), and Rev. Dixon Bnrns
(1916), are active members of the
local entertaining committee.
.Miss Rosalind Brown (19ir>). has
I'etiirned fi-om Africa, and is now
iixiiig ill Toronto.
Rev. John C. Procter (1916), and
post-graduate of 19lM). left Toronto
on May Stii for his woi-k in Africa,
under the South Afi'ica (Jeiieral
Mission.
Rev. C. Edward Burrell (189(i). is
now |)astor of the First Bajitist
Church ill Faii'xille, \'ii"ginia.
Mi.ss Abbie (iarbutt (1909), re-
cently of Spray, X.C., and Chicago,
has gone to the Canora District,
Sask., to work among the women and
girls in a Ruthenian settlement of
80,000 peo]>le. This is a new Avork
undertaken by the Baptist WonuMi's
^lissionary Society of Ontario and
Qui'bec.
•Miss Constance Coomber (1919),
and :\liss Mary E. La gar (1917), left
Toronto on ]\Iay 12tli, to take up
work under the San Pedro ^Mission
in Argentina, South America.
Rev. Clinton F. Criswell [m:i),
has received the degree of LL.B.
His address at present is 12,002 Iowa
Ave., X.E., Cleveland, Ohio.
Sidney E. Cooper (1915), has been
acce])ted for missionary work in the
Canarv Islands.
The following graduates and stu-
dents are working under the Pres-
])yterian Home ^lission Board in Sas-
katchewan this summer: — K. H.
Prior. J. J. Roberts. M. Billester,
S. F. Page, R. Powell, W. G. Wind-
sor. A. J. Fieldus, II. G. Gerrard.
E. Snuirt, R. G. Simi^son. M. A. Hall
and R. T. Wilson.
Miss Blanche Creiger and Miss
Lnra (Jordiner. of this year's grad-
uating class, are working as deacon-
esses under the Upper Canada Tract
Societv.
TlIK Ix'KCOKDEK
rersonals
-Mr. Lloyd ('. Doii.ildsoii (1!)14> li.is K,.v. ( '. Iv Lu.c. 15. A., instructor
rctiinu'd on fiirlouu:!! from liis lii'ld in in Kii^lisli and (ircrk. Trom 191.'3 to
.\ii;ri-ia. Afri.-ii. l!M(i. and now in Gloucester, Eua:-
land, rcccixcd tlic d(>oTee of B.l).
t'l'oni Wycdift'c Collcuc, Toronto, a
t'('\\" days a<iO.
4
.Mr. David McDonald, '21, and
(diairnian-clcct of the Student Coun-
cil, is minister in char^'c of the
Methodist Church at Wharncliffe.
Ontario.
.Mr. Leslie (iarretl. "lM has liceii
a|i|>ointed to a ('lint'cli of l-jiuiand
.Mission neai' Keewatin, ()ntai'io.
.Miss Mlizahetli IJerkhont (lf)2())
and Miss Inez Botterell (1!)20) are
tal\in»r a short course of ti-aiuing at
the Nursin«r-at-lIome .Mission.
Mr. Meli)ourin' .Johnston, "21, has
l»een apiiointed to the Methodist ^^*'^'- '^'- ^^- R"f^fi'^'i% the first seere-
Chnn-li at h'vin-. near Kinscotv. ^''^■>' ^'^' ^^^'^ Colleo-e, has beeu called
\ 1 1, ,.,.,., ' to succeed the late Rev. J. McP.
Scott, as mini.ster of St. John'.s Pres-
.Mr. Cyril Martin, '21 is serving the l)yteriau Church, Toronto.
r|)j)er Canada Bible Society this
suiiuiu'r as colporteur in the" North Mr. George Sanderson, a student
Bav disti-ict. during 1906-07, after a brief fur-
i
lough in Canada, has returned to his
.Mr. llerhei-t G. Spence (1920) work in Nigeria, "West Africa. Mrs.
has entered upon a special course of Sanderson, nee Elizabeth Mover, of
study at the Moody Bible Institute, Cleveland, who spent the last term
<'hicago. in the College, accompanies him.
Twenty-Seventh Session Commences September 21st, 1920
h'Ki KII'TS
<';ish hulanco hroiiglit forwiuil
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For the year ending April 30, 1920
EXI'KXSHS
<'oritribiitions 4,374.97
FV(>H 72."). 0.')
Interest 1 ,.').39.7;)
For inainti'iiance of hall 482..50 ^'^^
I'ar.xon's Memorial Lectureship ... 2,183.82 Klectric Liylit
Salaries $7,448.28
Printing ;iii(l ail\i'rtisiiio o04.97
(irouiKl I\eiit
Coal
280.11(1
.593.!i"i
10. (Id
(il.C.s
.$9,33.3. ()4
Aiuliteil an! fniiml
eorrect.
.T. (). .Xinlersou
NOTK: — III aililjtion to the altove receipts
for the regular fund, .$7,r)(Mi was received
for. aiul paiil on ; omit of the ItiiiMiny;
t'lmd.
Water 12.ns
Telephone 93.3.-.
Hepairs anil renewals 103. N"i
Stamps 44.1111
Library Fund 50. nn
Stationery 40.4:'.
Sundries 7o..-)e
I Msurance 190. (in
Defi.it
.t9..jOS.l)'.i
. .!fl74.4r,
Josepli II. Slienstonc,
Treasurer
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